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Feint, a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing, [1] is a maneuver designed to distract or mislead. A feint is achieved by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will.
A feigned retreat is a military tactic, a type of feint, whereby a military force pretends to withdraw or to have been routed, in order to lure an enemy into a position of vulnerability.
In association football, a dummy (feint) is often used when dribbling, in offensive situations.Examples used in order to deceive an opponent into what direction you will move, include: the step over as used by Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo; the flip flap (also known as "elastico") used by Rivellino, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho; the Marseille turn (also known as the "360" or "roulette") used by ...
The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran.The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. ...
The men occasionally feinted toward Tuskaloosa, hoping to frighten him, a technique of manipulation de Soto had used against the Inca Atahualpa at Cajamarca. The chief sat unmoved. Afterward the Indians served the Spaniards food, and the residents of Atahachi danced in the plaza. This reminded the Spaniards of rural dances in their own country.
Pacquiao double feinted a jab, presumably setting up his infamous jab-jab-straight left combo, but Márquez ducked under the second jab, and unloaded a right hand to Pacquiao's mouth. Pacquiao's head snapped back violently, as he fell face first to the canvas.
At 00:50, the American quartet feinted toward the barges. At 00:56, they swung back toward the Imperial Navy's destroyers, now five miles (nine kilometers) to the northwest. The brief engagement off Horaniu, in which the Japanese " crossed the T " of the American forces but failed to press their advantage, was broken off by the Japanese at 01:03.
The concept can be found in the work of the Hellenistic sophist and philosopher Favorinus (c. 110 CE) who observed that faint and half-hearted praise was more harmful than loud and persistent abuse.